Piazza calling it quits
"Last but certainly not least, I can't say goodbye without thanking the fans," Piazza said. "I can't recall a time in my career where I didn't feel embraced by all of you. Los Angeles, San Diego, Oakland and Miami -- whether it was at home or on the road, you were all so supportive over the years.
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Damnit.
Our season is lost.
The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.
by Axion on May 20, 2008 1:53 PM PDT 0 recs
lol
Totalfark coming through:
Mike Piazza retires, acts as if it were by choice
Mike Piazza announces he’s officially retiring from baseball, still not gay
The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.
by Axion on May 20, 2008 2:05 PM PDT 0 recs
Still not gay?
That sort of implies that he may one day become gay.
Maybe he’s trying really hard, but just can’t quite get there. I guess he’s got more time to work on it now that he’s retiring.
I watched all 23 innings and all I got was this lousy signature.
by Wonko on
May 20, 2008 2:07 PM PDT
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Digging back...
Amid rumors, Piazza declares he’s not gay.
Good press conference, everyone. See you tomorrow.
The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.
by Axion on
May 20, 2008 2:21 PM PDT
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Oh No! Christina....!
"We've... we've got lumps of it 'round the back."
by ABY on May 20, 2008 2:15 PM PDT 0 recs
Lots of love for NY
I have to say that my time with the Mets wouldn’t have been the same without the greatest fans in the world. One of the hardest moments of my career, was walking off the field at Shea Stadium and saying goodbye. My relationship with you made my time in New York the happiest of my career and for that, I will always be grateful.
by Drama on
May 20, 2008 2:40 PM PDT
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He went into a big thing about the Mets
they got their own paragraph. I don’t care about them though.
by jbox on
May 20, 2008 2:40 PM PDT
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A sad day for this panda...
Mikey P. was the only non- Cora (or singer for Pulley) Dodger I ever liked.
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"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
by TheThirdGonzalez on May 20, 2008 2:36 PM PDT 0 recs
I'm with you
I always liked him and the way he played the game.
by Winfield's Ghost on
May 20, 2008 2:40 PM PDT
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You're alive?
Me fail English? That's unpossible!
by sdsuaztec4 on
May 20, 2008 2:41 PM PDT
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4-3-2006
How good was this?
PADRES 2ND: Piazza homered; Gonzalez doubled to center; Greene
flied to center; Castilla flied to center; Barfield lined to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Padres 1.
by Dalton on May 20, 2008 2:51 PM PDT 0 recs
So many of those games were good
It was great to see the Pads win. I don’t think I ever went to a game and saw them lose, which is bizarre because for my whole life it’s always been the other way around. It was a buoyant time.
by SD Chick N on
May 20, 2008 4:20 PM PDT
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and another terrible signing by KT
another old lifeless Padre…...i’m surprised we didnt sign him to a long-term deal, ala Giles
by bosnia08 on May 20, 2008 3:44 PM PDT 0 recs
I remember moving back to the states from Europe, excited to be back at a Pads game
and walking to my seat and hearing Mike Piazza’s name over the loudspeaker. I only fully believed it when I saw his name on the scoreboard. “Mike Piazza’s a Padre!?” It was such an unexpected pleasure to see one of my favorite players in a Padres uniform. It’s too bad it was of such short duration. That was a great season. One that I declared if the Padres went to the World Series, I would drop out of my senior year of college to go to the games. No time for college, Dr. Jones! But the Padres wanted me to graduate and made the ultimate sacrifice. Oh Mike Piazza, you will be missed.
by SD Chick N on May 20, 2008 4:15 PM PDT 0 recs
Ah, finally Mike
Oh, this will call for a blog post from me. Let’s see..countdown to Cooperstown…2013? Or would it be 2014? Someone tell me – I need to start saving up!!!
I am a bit sad of course. No more yelling Mi-KEY when he came up to bat no matter which uniform he wore. But it was time. I’d been saying it all year – it’s time to hang ‘em up.
Oh how fitting that he ended up with 427 home runs!! 27 – my all time favorite number thanks to the first catcher who claimed my heart in 1975: Carlton Fisk.
Aw hell, now I am crying.
by Christina on May 20, 2008 4:29 PM PDT 0 recs
"The Triple"
The night CY lost his no-hitter to Joe Randa. Piazza hitting that triple and damn near dying at third base. Never forget that.
by Drama on May 20, 2008 5:11 PM PDT 0 recs
The pain.
Yeah the triple was great, but thanks for reopening that scar!
The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.
by Axion on
May 20, 2008 5:18 PM PDT
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AHH JOE RANDA!
HATE HIM SOOO MUCH!
you can not keep bumping your head against reality and saying it is not there.
by C8LIN B on
May 20, 2008 6:54 PM PDT
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